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Rating: really liked it
Absolutely delightful. I really wish I'd read this when I was a kid - I would have related to and loved Matilda so much! I like that this is a book for children that doesn't cater to them - it treats them like intelligent beings. The plot was exciting, the characters fun, and the themes interesting.
All together I've only read two Dahl books now (Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) but I definitely want to keep reading them!
Rating: really liked it
While I personally love a book about a child prodigy (especially in the area of telekinesis), I had a different reaction to this book while rereading it as an adult. As a kid I thought Matilda was awesome, she was intelligent and independent. As an adult I see this as a book about gross neglect and a commentary on absentee parenting and its role in our children's education.
I come from a county where the dropout rate is high and everyone wants to blame the teachers, but no one identifies the real problem of parents or caregivers not taking an active role in their child's schooling. To many of them, school is free babysitting and nothing more. They take no interest in helping their children succeed and tell the educators that it is their job to teach the children, disavowing any responsibility of their own. Once in a while you have a special case like Matilda who decides to work on her education on her own, despite the indifference of her parents. But more often these children turn into cases for Child Protective Services (or the equivalent) due to the negligence occurring in their home lives.
Matilda gets her happy ending, but most children in similar situations do not. Reread this as an adult with the above perspective and you will find a chilling tale of a child trying to create something better for herself than the toxic circumstances she was born into.
Rating: really liked it
7yo Emily would be so happy right now!Finally got around to reading this book and I'm so pleased it was so close to the movie I adored as a kid. The best scenes are definitely there and they still made me laugh.
As an adult though, I have to say Miss Honey treating Matilda as an equal was... weird to say the least.
Rating: really liked it
Matilda, Roald DahlMatilda is a book by British writer Roald Dahl. It was published in 1988.
Matilda's parents have given their daughter ugly nicknames: "Trickster!"; "Stupid!"; "Unconscious!" "Lier!"; But to be honest, Matilda is a little genius girl. It remains to be seen, then, how Matilda can rise above her parents, and show the principal that she has exceptional talent and power.
Roald Dahl has been named Britain's Best Male Writer; He writes:
"If you want to see the world through the eyes of children, kneel on the ground on all fours, and look at the adults who roll their eyes over your head and command and forbid you." The book's illustrator has won the Hans Christian Andersen Video Award.
عنوانهای چاپ شده در ایران: «ماتیلدا»؛ «متیلدا»؛ «ماتلدا»؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش: ماه آگوست سال 1998میلادی
عنوان: ماتیلدا؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: محبوبه نجف خانی؛ تهران، نشر چشمه؛ 1376؛ در 246ص؛ شابک 9646194532؛ چاپ چهارم 1384؛ چاپ پنجم 1386؛ در 266ص؛ شابک 9789646194533؛ ششم 1388؛ هفتم 1391؛ چاپ هشتم 1394؛ موضوع داستانهای طنز کودکان و مدرسه ها از نویسندگان بریتانیا - سده 20م
عنوان: ماتیلدا؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: شهلا طهماسبی؛ تهران، نشر مرکز؛ 1376؛ در 218ص؛ شابک 9643053377؛ چاپ دوم 1379؛ چاپ چهارم 1382؛ چاپ هفتم 1385؛ هشتم 1386؛ شابک 9789643053376؛ چاپ نهم 1388؛ دهم 1389؛ دوازدهم 1393؛ سیزدهم 1394؛
عنوان: ماتیلدا؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: علی پناهی آذر؛ تهران، گلدیس؛ 1379؛ در 216ص؛ شابک 9646837077؛
عنوان: متیلدا؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: مهناز داودی؛ تهران، وزارت فرهنگ سازمان چاپ واننشارات، نشر زلال؛ 1380؛ در 237ص؛ شابک9644222148؛
عنوان: ماتلدا؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: مرضیه نادری شهاب؛ تهران، نشر مرضیه نادری شهاب؛ 1385؛ در 232ص؛ شابک 9640687200؛
عنوان: ماتیلدا؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: پروین علیپور؛ تهران، افق؛ 1386؛ در 269ص؛ شابک 9789643693619؛ چاپ دوم 1387؛ چاپ سوم 1388؛ چاپ چهارم 1389؛ چاپ پنجم 1390؛ در 323ص؛ چاپ هشتم 1392؛ در 323ص؛
عنوان: ماتیلدا؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: علی هداوند؛ تهران، کارگاه فیلم و گرافیک سپاس؛ 1393؛ در 230ص؛ شابک 9786006767239؛
پدر تو چه طور به دختر نابغه ات میگویی: بیشعور
پدر و مادر «ماتیلدا» لقبهای زشتی به دخترشان داده اند: «حقه باز!»؛ «احمق!»؛ «بیشعور!» «دروغگو!»؛ اما راستش را بخواهید «ماتیلدا» یک دختر کوچولوی نابغه است؛ پس باید دید که «ماتیلدا» چطور میتواند رودست پدر و مادرش بلند شود، و به مدیر مدرسه بفهماند، که استعداد، و قدرتی کاملاً استثنایی دارد؛ «رولد دال» بهترین نویسنده ی مرد «انگلستان»، لقب گرفته است؛ ایشان مینویسند: «اگر میخواهید دنیا را از دریچه ی چشم کودکان ببینید، چهار دست و پا روی زمین زانو بزنید، و به بزرگسالانی که بالای سرتان، چشم غره میروند، و به شما امر و نهی میکنند، نگاه کنید.»؛ تصویرگر این کتاب برنده ی جایزه ی تصویری «هانس کریستین آندرسن» شده است
تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 28/07/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ 10/06/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی
Rating: really liked it
Does anyone really, truly love to learn as much as Matilda? Books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.
She is such an inspiration - and not only because of the freaky telekinetics.
When I first read this book as a fifth grader, I absolutely connected with her.
FINALLY! someone who likes to read as much as me! I would spend
hours at the library with my mother, steadily reading my way through a pack of books. It was my dream to say,
“I'm wondering what to read next." Matilda said. "I've finished all the children's books.”
Unfortunately,
I never got the chance but I firmly maintain that if my mother took me to a (significantly) smaller library then I (maybe) could've said Matilda's signature line.
Two, very important things:
1) Matilda belongs to an absolutely terrible family.
Wholly and truly despicable. Her father cheats people out of their money, her mother is downright nasty and her older brother complaisantly watches as she's harassed.
2) Matilda is an absolute genius.
She began
reading at the age of three and hadn't stopped since. Every time she showed the least bit of exceptional talent, her family would maliciously shoot her down.
She finds solace in books and in a few rather clever pranks on her folks.
When Matilda is old enough, she is sent to primary school, in Miss Honey's class. She immediately becomes attached and
adores school even more than the library. When Mrs. Trunchbull -
the resident evil Headmistress - picks on Matilda's class, Matilda soon discovers several extremely rare and eccentric talents that will knock Mrs. Trunchbull off her feet.
This was
wholly and endearingly charming. So many wonderful memories were relived during this reread - and wow. They certainly didn't censor kids books back then!
Audiobook CommentsNarrated by Kate Winslet - absolutely stunning. I can only imagine what her face looked like when she used the "Trunchbull" voice. If you're itching for a reread - definitely pick up the audio!!
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Rating: really liked it
Matilda is a lovely little book. It’s a book about standing up against bullies (no matter who the bullies are.) It’s also a book about learning to live with yourself, about being who you are despite the pressures those who are supposed to love you may exert on your personality. It’s a book written for readers and one that establishes so firmly why reading is so damn important in a world that is becoming increasingly detached from the things that truly matter in life.
I wish I’d read it when I was a kid.
Rating: really liked it
5 stars from my little girl, Jess (age 7).
SPOILERS!
Comments while reading:
"Matilda's parents are sooo stupid!"
"What is a 'used car salesman'?"
"How does putting sawdust and oil in a car's gearbox make it run smoother?"
"The funniest parts are when Miss Trunchbull hurled the kids out of the classroom, and when the newt fell on her."
"How come Miss Trunchbull made Nigel stand with one leg up while facing the wall? That's a weird punishment."
"What?! Miss Honey's wicked aunt is Miss Trunchbull?"
"What is a will?"
"I'm glad that Matilda can live with Miss Honey."
Rating: really liked it
5 stars for another Roald Dahl masterpiece! He adds a way of life, in the form of magic, to his characters. Many have mentioned to me that they read several of his books when they were children. I guess I am just one of those people that missed out reading him when I was younger however, I am extremely happy to discover him now and know that my grandchildren are reading his books also.
This story was made into a movie also and I can't wait to see it. I highly recommend reading Roald Dahl if you haven't already experienced this author. Enjoy!
Rating: really liked it
This was SO CUTE I’M IN LOVE.
But I think I like the movie better (?), I want to re-watch it soon.
Rating: really liked it
Book Review Roald Dahl gets 4+ out of 5 stars for his knock-it-out-of-the-park story, Matilda, from 1988. For some reason, I thought this was published before 1988, but I know I read it when I was 13, so... must have been right then. I thought it was great. Looking back years later, and seeing all the films and cartoons made from it, I love it even more. While she's a good role model in many ways for young kids, she's all a little too spunky and might give some the wrong impressions. Nevertheless, with the right guidance, she can be someone to look up to.
Not everyone gets the best parents, family, teachers and friends. And when you don't, you better be a smart girl to be able to make it on your own. And that's what she is... brilliant, funny, witty, sarcastic, friendly... everything all wrapped up into 1 adorable young girl. She has a few adventures, tries to make things happen and shows the world who she. And that's all we can ask for! Great book. Great story. Lots to see and learn. Definite re-read some day!
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Rating: really liked it
I absolutely love this one. She is just like me. But I wish I was a bit like her too.
*She and I may be the annoying person if we happen to be real. Me in this fiction and her as me in real I mean ☺️
*She is the kind of kid I want to have and attack my parents 😎
Rating: really liked it
I have short-changed this story by giving it 3 stars for so long. I ran out and bought this book for my little nieces for Christmas. No way they will grow up without Matilda in their life. She's brilliant! What a love for books and knowledge! Such a gentle, empathetic soul! I can't wait to share her with them.
8/28/17
Listening to this for the third time...I just adore Kate Winslet's narration. She's fantastic, perfect for children and adults.,
11/12/17
Audible relisten I️ just cannot get enough of this story. It’s whimsy and love of books keeps me entertained while I️ clean.
5/24/18 audio reread #55
1/16/19. I can never get enough of this book
7/10/19
I can’t go very long without listening to Kate Winslet’s amazing narration. I think I have many passages memorized by now. I could listen once a week and still be entertained. This is a perfect pairing of story and voice.
Rating: really liked it
The most important point to remember before and while reading this book -
:: Do not try any of the acts mentioned in this book at home or in the school or at work ::
Roald Dahl's Matilda is about the exceptionally talented and smart little girl Matilda, who is, unfortunately, never properly understood or encouraged by her parents. She is amazingly self-motivated and finds ways to quench her thirst for knowledge and wisdom.
A light hearted, fun, entertaining and magical read for all!
Rating: really liked it
Review to come, of course. This is Roald Dahl at nearly his best. I'm reading it too slowly for my taste but sometimes life gets in the way. I thought his best book is Going Solo actually. But Matilda is quite original. It's like the movie Home Alone, only the parents are the villains. It's a bit of an exaggeration, but I just threw it there.
Okay, done.
This was such a fun read, drenched with magical writing, and emanating the familiar bouquet of bittersweet nostalgia feeling that I am wont to experience with my favourite Roald Dahl books. It reminded me of the absolute mastery of the author in couching the absolute horrors of human nature within staples of children literature, such as growth, triumphing over personal fears, standing up against unfairness, camaraderie, using ingenuity against adversity and so on. As a child, I did not grasp the depth of scars that could be sustained when visited with the tragedies mentioned in here. But ironically, as an adult I found them to be crippling in the extreme.
Most of the darkness in this book is conveyed through Ms. Honey's past. Her loss, the sense of being trapped, and then abused, bullied, almost all of these originating from the bovine Trunchbull. I mean between her and the Wormwoods, it sometimes seems as if they are neck in neck in the running for the Knobel Prize for douchebaggery. But the truth is that the Trunchbull is operating on a whole other level. The Phelps (not the kindly librarian in the book, but the all-conquering, Olympic swimmer) of the competition, if you will.
Though I seem to make the book sound like a foray into the wintry-gray ambience of a Russian novel, it really isn't remotely as bleak. Roald Dahl very deftly veils most of the ugliness from us, softening most of its impact. Matilda's pranks against the escalating shenanigans of her horrid, anti-intellectual parents are hilarious. I also liked the description of Matilda settling in, cosy as can be with hot chocolate to engage in some bookworming (Though with a touch of envy I must say. The delights of hot chocolate are quite lost to me as I live in a fairly warm, sometimes boiling part of the island I'm from). And I never thought I would cheer for an obese boy to go through such an unhealthy amount of chocolate cake. By the time he was done, he was my hero.
Schadenfreude doesn't cover what I felt when the comeuppance comeuppanced (or should that be cameuppance?). It was a vicariously cathartic experience to realise all would be well again. If it hadn't, this would not be a children's book. But it is. And I'm grateful for that.
Rating: really liked it
The best!!! Thanks to Samra!!!! She brought back great memories....
This was a favorite of my daughters when she was around 8 or 9 years old.
Some books just make you smile --connect mothers and daughters reading together --
make us laugh - and remind us of simple pleasures.
This is 'that' type of book!
